Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Shuichi Kodama

Masaki Shimoyama

Kazuhiro Kondo

Shotaro Ito

Nobuo Kagoroku

Toru Ichikawa

Shuichi Honda

A plurality of photo-detectors are provided wherein each photodetector includes a photosensitive semiconductor having a light-receiving face, a pair of leads electrically connected to the photosensitive semiconductor, and an individually selected light-transmitting member disposed in front of the light-receiving face of the photosensitive semiconductor. The light-transmitting member has a selected light transmittance which is individually selected from a plurality of different light-transmitting members to compensate for variations in the photosensitive semiconductor such that the photosensitive semiconductor provides an output current within a selected range upon a predetermined quantity of light incident upon the photo-detector. The light transmissive compensating member may be formed by selecting at least one of a mixture of materials, color, thickness, and surface finishing.

Plurality of photodetectors, each having individually selected

In a photo-detector, a window pane member for covering a photosensitive semiconductor is selected from among plural samples having light transmittances different from each other in compliance with an intensity of output of the photosensitive semiconductor detected under a constant quantity of light incident on the photosensitive semiconductor, thereby compressing dispersion of outputs in the plural photo-detectors into a small range as a whole.

Photo-detector having a uniform output characteristic and fabricating

An automobile air conditioner which has a generally elongated casing having air intake and outlet grilles defined at opposite sides thereof, a generally elongated evaporator accommodated within the casing so as to extend generally parallel to the direction of elongation of the casing and positioned adjacent the air intake grille, at least one cross-flow fan accommodated within the casing so as to extend generally parallel to the direction of elongation of the casing and positioned between the evaporator and the air outlet grille, and a drive unit for driving the cross-flow fan in one direction for blowing air from the inlet grille to the air outlet grille. The evaporator is supported in position within the casing in a tilted fashion with its upper edge towards the cross-flow fan.

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Shuichi Kodama